1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RqWG6rGqoK"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/bush-picks-ex-ambassador-to-israel-to-represent-u-s-at-united-nations">Bush Picks Ex-ambassador to Israel to Represent U.S. at United Nations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/bush-picks-ex-ambassador-to-israel-to-represent-u-s-at-united-nations/embed#?secret=RqWG6rGqoK" width="600" height="338" title="“Bush Picks Ex-ambassador to Israel to Represent U.S. at United Nations” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="RqWG6rGqoK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Thomas Pickering, the U.S. ambassador to Israel for the last three years, was named by President-elect George Bush Tuesday as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Bush also reappointed William Webster as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Unlike the practice in previous administrations, neither will be members of the Cabinet. The 57-year-old […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315